- 8
- 5 mins
- 425 mins
Ingredients
- 1 3-5 pound beef roast
- 1 can Dr Pepper
- 1 cup water
- 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- salt and pepper
- 3 cloves garlic
Preparation
Step 1
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I didn’t add any potatoes or carrots to this recipe. I wanted just the meat so that I could easily use any leftovers in sandwiches or other dishes later in the week. {There’s a great one coming tomorrow, so be sure to come back for it.}
I also want to tell you that my love for Coca-Cola has not faded. It’s a Georgia born and bred drink and I can’t stay away from it for long. But, Dr Pepper just adds something special to this slow cooker roast recipe.
Coming home from late football practice and now adding games to the schedule leaves me with few nights that I can leisurely cook supper – if I ever could during the week. These are the nights I am more thankful than ever for my slow cooker.
Place beef roast in slow cooker.
Add in all other ingredients.
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How did you get the crust on the outside of the meat in the photo? Did you brown it first? That’s not on the directions.
I don’t brown it before adding to my slow cooker and cook it as listed in the recipe. But, browning it before hand is a great idea. If you try that, I’d love to hear how it turns out.
I’m making this today and to get the browning done, I seasoned my pot roast and rubbed it with Worchestire and a little olive oil, then seared both sides on the gas grill on the highest setting. This also seals in the juicy flavors. Yum!
I’m definitely going to have to try this! I’ve done the Coca-Cola with ham and all those other variations but never Dr. Pepper. Can’t wait to taste it! And, by the way, I’m a Coca-Cola girl, too! My mom grew up on Mr. Woodruff’s (founder of Coca-Cola) plantation in south Georgia
I’m way excited to try this! I love making recipes that make the kids curious and surprise my husband! They are going to be so perplexed we pour coke {everything is a coke in Texas} on our roast!
hey Sugarbelle, Did you make this already? Did you use coke? How was it?
I’ve never tried a pot roast with soda but I keep hearing it’s wonderful. Your photos make me want to run to the grocery store right this instant and get on going. I must try this!
Heather
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Mine turned out the same as Heather’s. But I thought that it could have been the fact that I switched from Dr. Pepper to Coca-Cola… I cooked it on high, and even reduced the time, that didn’t seem to help. Will be trying it again.
Mine was the same. I’m thinking the water diluted the Dr. Pepper to much. the roast was dry and no flavor. We had to use BBQ sauce also, to make it edible. I think next time I’m not going to use water?…
Does this make a gravy to put over rice? Gotta have gravy and rice with roast!!
It makes more of a flavored Jus than what I’d call a thick, country style gravy. Of course, if you want that kind of gravy, you can always spoon some of the Jus into a skillet and make your gravy from there for your rice. I bet it would be delicious.
Heather R
I was wondering if you can make this recipe into BBQ beef for sandwiches. Have you tried that? Thanks!
Hi Kay, I have added carrots and potatoes to this before and it worked fine. They did turn a bit browner than they did otherwise from the coloring in the Dr. Pepper. Hope you enjoy it.
If there is anything that I love more than a cold glass of Dr. Pepper it is meat. Now I see that I can marry the two. What a fabulous looking dish. I am very excited to make it.
Hi Will, for a 1.5 pound boneless roast, I would plan to cook it on low for about 3-4 hours. You’ll want to check it to make sure it is at that “falling apart” consistency when you touch it with your fork at that point.
I think it should work fine! Since it is very lean, you may want to monitor and make sure you don’t need to add more liquid during the cooking process. Everytime you open the top to your slow cooker though, you’ll need to add about 15-20 minutes to cook time.
Hi Tiffany! Not a stupid question at all! I personally like to chop them so that when I spoon the juices over the roast as I serve it, there are little bits in there as well. But, you could just as easily leave the cloves of garlic whole if you prefer and then just make sure not to snag one of them as you are serving.
The title ingredient attracted me to the recipe and almost scared me away from actually making it. I bought the roast for this recipe and almost chose a different (more traditional) roast recipe last minute… I didn’t, but I almost changed a few ingredients in the recipe… But didn’t (decided if it bombed, it would be the recipes fault). All day I thought I’d have to make a run to the store and buy a precooked meat to replace this horrendous mistake. I was wrong. Dr Pepper Slow Cooker Roast Beef is AWESOME! This recipe is super delicious just the way it is. And super plus, that my two kids (2 and 11) were able to make it mostly by themselves!
Made this today and it was delicious! I did alter it just a bit. I seasoned the pot roast with salt, pepper, and garlic and then seared it in a pan so that it had a really brown crust before I put it in the crock pot. I deglazed the sear pan with some dr pepper and I only used 1/2 cup of water. After it was all done I put some of the Aujus in a pot and reduced it about 25% and added a pinch of salt and pepper then thickened it up. Turned out wonderful and will definitely be added to our rotation of recipes. The sauce did not overly taste of dr pepper, it just had a nice sweet part to it.
I have a crock pot and I’m sure what the differnce is in a crock pot and a slow cooker. Will it make a difference in cooking it and how it will taste?
I am going to try to make this again, I didn’t do too well on the first try. But I, first, need to ask, what’s a dash measure to? How much salt? And pepper? (I was assuming that the salt and pepper was to each one’s taste.) If you use a smaller weight cut, do you alter the measurements? (I am determined to get this right!)
If I was short on time and wanted to make this in the oven what temperature would you suggest and for how long?
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